Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
如果戏谑沉重，那讽刺就会变得轻浮浅薄。
婚姻破碎，子女成年，突然开启新生活的敏感脆弱的Elisabeth，无助的开始，放下所有又拥有所有的美丽结局。Charlotte把“夜旅人”Elisabeth扮演得太好了，好爱这电影浓浓的法式情调。
“我觉得我可能做不到正常地生活，我觉得我是生来如此的。有时候我觉得只有我这样我才能感觉好点。从一个地方飘到另一个地方，我没有一片属于自己的地方，我也不属于任何地方。”平淡又悲伤，每个人都是如此的残缺。
“有一种温暖的东西，是永存的，时间无法让它停止。”
她们相互抚慰，然后疗愈，时间是解药。抛光般的质感，很喜欢。
把她变成死尸是保护她的最好方式，不去拍她肩膀才能让她平静地活着，因为那一笔带过的越南两船相撞是隐含的永远逃不脱的命运，冲这一点，创作者对现实的悲观态度已经很明显了。
有那么点致敬侯麦的味道，氛围营造非常成功...
报告老板的喜剧人马 努力认真地拍了一部剧情片 一部悲剧 一部阿加莎式的推理故事 对网剧的搞笑有着恰到好处的保留 不断的反转也都合情合理 看到这群喜剧人这么努力认真地做一部叫《扬名立万》的小成本 太感动了。本可以恰烂钱 但是他们认真拍电影 “我他妈也是个有良心的艺术家！！！！”
差点忘记讲了本煜这一波超级帅！
如果戏谑沉重，那讽刺就会变得轻浮浅薄。
与去年的《杨之后》一样有着极为复古的风格，前者具有实验性，此部剧情更为平实。夜行孤影，聚散有时。
冗长而又多余的反转，再加上无止境且毫无关系的揶揄电影生态的抖机灵段子，弄得推理不像推理，喜剧不像喜剧。总之我报以尴尬而不失礼貌的冷漠，用来回应这满腹经纶的道貌岸然。
“会有别人眼中的我们，那些碎片，我们曾以为瞥见的，我们的碎片，会由我们的梦来滋养，我们从来都不是相同的，每一次，我们都只是外来者，是夜旅人，是他们的想象，就像被留在房问里的旧镜子上的，那些脆弱的阴影。”
万万没想到，很久没有看到让我出乎意料的片子了。片子的想象空间很大，影射隐喻很多，给大家在戏外进行脑补提供了很多素材，这才是电影想要达到的效果。有着这一广阔土地上的丰厚素材，中国年轻导演大有可为。感谢你们对女性的温柔。
一封给巴黎，给与过去和解的自己的情书。含泪看完整部电影，近年真的很少有这类温情题材的文艺片，拍的很真挚细腻，让我想起了自己的妈妈
我可不是独醒帝夸大其词，可以去欣赏一下评论里一些神志不清的醒目言论，这电影7.5到8分很合理，看见一堆打一星的我很不理解，点开其中几个主页看看打分习惯之后，虽然依旧不太理解，但我建议你们少刷短视频，或者说少用短视频的思路来看电影，你会错过很多美好的东西。
这片居然不到8分？果然国产悬疑片自带debuff。还有笑点也是非常到位了，警察死前那个滚也是蛮惊喜的。
合格的商业电影，人物生动细节充实，台词密集有趣，反抗强权的主题也对路。几个冷笑话笑果十足。国内这种密室题材的电影不少，能玩得转的并不多。
与去年的《杨之后》一样有着极为复古的风格，前者具有实验性，此部剧情更为平实。夜行孤影，聚散有时。
三个段落的80s单亲家庭日常。看得出导演确实喜欢侯麦，但这部电影里日常的调性还是和侯麦不同，至少我不能想象甘斯布担纲侯麦的女主角。短评说得好，“肉身同在的幸福”。
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